7.8

CVE-2012-4684: bitcoin bitcoin_core Resource Management Errors

Modified
Published 12-03-2013Last modified 16-09-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-4684 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in bitcoin bitcoin_core. EPSS estimates a 2.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 7.8, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.86%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 12-03-2013
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The alert functionality in bitcoind and Bitcoin-Qt before 0.7.0 supports different character representations of the same signature data, but relies on a hash of this signature, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a valid modified signature for a circulating alert.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.86%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

87%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 2.86% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Bitcoin4 products
  • bitcoin_core0.3.4 | 0.3.5 | 0.3.8 | 0.3.10 | 0.3.11 | 0.3.12 | 0.4.0 | 0.4.1 | 0.4.1:rc6 | 0.4.2 | 0.4.3 | 0.4.4 | 0.4.4:rc2 | 0.4.5 | 0.4.6 | 0.4.7:rc2 | 0.5.0:rc | 0.5.3 | 0.5.3.1 | 0.5.4 | 0.5.5 | 0.5.6:rc2 | 0.6.0.1 | 0.6.0.2 | 0.6.0.3 | 0.6.0.4 | 0.6.0.5 | 0.6.0.6 | 0.6.0.7 | 0.6.0.8 | 0.6.1 | 0.6.2
  • bitcoin-qt0.6.3
  • bitcoind0.6.3
  • wxbitcoin0.3.4 | 0.3.5 | 0.3.8 | 0.3.10 | 0.3.11 | 0.4.0 | 0.4.1 | 0.4.1:rc6 | 0.5.0:rc

1 vendor · 4 products

References

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